WOOF Contest winners for January 15, 2010

WOOF Contest – Top Picks

Poetry

Jena Isle – “This Life” – A retrospective poem.

Roy – “Retreat...” - Acceptance of truth... of defeat.

Dragon Blogger – “Extinguisher of Truth” - Sci-Fi poem about someone learning that a garden of flowers were fed with human blood.

Zorlone – “Fountain of Youth – Stories told us about a legendary fountain of youth that Ponce de Leon searched and found in America.

Brought to you by PlotDog Press with the Serial Suspense Screenplay "Intervention"

(WOOF participants should re-post all the links above by next Monday. The following links may be excluded as long as you include all the above links.)

Presenting the finest of the writer’s blogs by the bloggers who write them. Highlighting the top posts as chosen by the January 15, 2009 WOOF Contest participants. Want in to join the next WOOF? The next contest ends January 22. Submit a link to your best writing post of the last 3 weeks using the form on this page. Participants, repost the winning link list within a week and you’re all set.

Other Contest Entrants for 1/15/10

Poetry

William Manson – “She started young” - A poem tackling the issues of Child prostitution.

Roy – “Forever, my baby you will be” - A poem for my daughter's birthday.

dragon blogger – “Rising Earth” – Poem about a volcano being active.

Non-Fiction

Justin Germino – “Home Burglary: What would you do?” - A friend of mine came home to find someone robbing his home, what would you do in this situation?

Will I be missed?

I have asked myself that question one time too many. Should I be gone, I mean, never to come back again... will I be missed?

Surely my kids will do, and perhaps a few people with whom I have debts will be missing me. Otherwise, I can't think of anyone, nor any reason for me to be missed.

Because aside from some lousy one-liners which make me a pathetic excuse for a has-been-that-was-actually wannabe stand-up comedian, and some double-meaning rhetoric which confuse even literary geniuses, I can't really think of any substantial contribution to society - online and offline.

Four decades of seemingly insignificant existence does not really make a person interesting, does it? So, why should I even ask such question?

And another thing... why should I even care? I won't even be there to know it.

Retreat

so I, the gallant one, moved forward
metal breasted, armored and all
I thought I could conquer
I thought I could win
but, alas!
seems I no longer have it in me
age? war torn?
or plain mediocrity?
an illusion played
a pretentious chivalry

and I, unrobed
revealing vulnerability
bursting the bubble
of pretended gallantry

to lessen the hurt
of perceivable defeat
one option remains
if only to maintain sanity

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Roy
January 14, 2010
8:45 PM
Angeles City
Philippines